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Where does “Štěrba” come from?
Štěrba (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ščьrba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skirbā.
Ancestry of “Štěrba”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
ščьrba
gap?, dent?, crack?
2
Proto-Balto-Slavic
*skirbā
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Words derived from “Štěrba”
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